The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-01-13
PERSONAL MENTION.

What the Newspapers Say of People who
Are Much Talked About
Jay Gould is assessed for S1OO, 600 and no
more in New York.
Elbridge Gerry was the first person in New
York to come out with fur cap.
Justice Mansfield, of Verona, N. Y, is the
Oldest justice Of the peace in the United
States, being 81 years old.
William b. Peck, the story writer, has in
Florida an orange grove, a pineapple patch.
a yacht and sea beach.
Professor Huxley, in his retirement, will
try to keep the wolf from the door with
pension of 81, 500 year.
Miss Kate Fields favorite saddle horse is
Tuck, a coal black stallion, upon which she
takes daily exercise in Washington.
The mother Of Gen. Boulanger, French
minister OF war, was an English woman, and
the general speaks and writes English excel
lently.
Bicyclist Stevens having made his legs his
his compasses and seen the world on the top
of a bicycle, will eat his Christmas pie in
America If all goes well with him.
Mrs "Jennie June" Croly says that she is
still occupying the editorial chair at Dem
orest's publishing house, all reports to the
contrary being false.
Frank Siddall, the Phiiadelphia soap man,
says: II have confined my advertising en-
tirely to newspapers. The man who does not
read a newspaper does not use soap"
Gen Miles says that he never had but one
opinion concerning the Indians since the first
arrow was shot into him by hostile. They
should be planted around the roots OF grape
vines tilizer.
Ex-Cor,c,e sss,nan Root, of Arkansas, be-
beves that there is going to be great
southwestern boom, and Arkansas will lead
that march of progress, embracing manu-
factories, diversified agriculture, lumber
shipments and mineral development
Admiral Porter proposes to write another
book as soon as his health has grown better.
He received $50, 900 bonus for his naval his
tory, and gets a royalty Of 20 per cent. on
all the books sold. Thus far he has received
about $50, 600 in all.
Sam Jones had q mixture of success and
failure in Canada. He was very popular
with many and made money, but was
severely criticised by press and pulpit. The
clergymen Of the Church of England accused
him of blasphemy, while he shocked many
laymen by his of tobacco.
Mr.. Gladstone, in response to request to
contribute to a book defining the Liberal
programme, says: "My friends forget my
years. I hold ON to politics in the hope of
possibly helping to settle the Irish question.
But general operations of the party and par
ticular subjects l am obliged and intend tc
leave to the hands of Others"
Roscoe Conkling, it is often remarked
never forgets his politeness. Several persons
with him in an elevator of the United bank
building one day this week observed hin
turn partly around on leaving the elevator
and pleasantly say "Good morning" to the
elevator man. The great lawyer has again
donned the dark blue pea jacket which he
wore during the famous Broadway investiga
| ton, and the hat he wears is still of the
| "slouch" style, similar to that worn by the
| Grand Army veterans.
Henry D. Wolfe has returned from
| years sojourn near Cape Lisburne, on the
| Alaskan coast, about $50 miles within the
| Arctic circle. He had charge of a whaling
| station there, and utilized his large leisure by
| making sledge journeys far north as Point
| Barrow, and over large extent of territory
| in the extreme northwest corner of Alaska
| He has fourteen boxes Of curios for The
| Smithsonian institution, and has gathered
much valuable data in regard to the custom
| and traditions of the natives.
| The other day citizen George Francis Trai1
| solemnly announced that he would not an,
| longer talk to even the children who had fol
| years formed the sole recipients of his colo
| quial condolences. Henceforth like Iago h,
would never speak word. That same after
noon on my way through Madison square
came upon the great reconstructor of moderl
society, lolling on his bench, surrounded by
ten deep crowd and Cabling like steam
man to one of the mob He talked so fas
that it was absolutely impossible to make on
what he was saying, but this did not seem t.
trouble his audience. They listened, GRIMM.
and gaping, and now and then gave him
cheer, at which the voluble citizen seemed
vastly pleased.